Small Group Tours Departing in 2025
We are delighted to offer tours and cruises travelling in 2025, offering a range of experiences including ancient city tours, river cruises, inspiring cultural heritage, breathtaking landscapes and rewarding itineraries.
India's Northern Heritage: Temples, Forts & Hill Stations
This rewarding journey takes you off-the-beaten-track to Himalayan hill stations, heritage hotels, and the home of the Dalai Lama; revealing the history of Sikhism, Buddhism and Christianity
Costa Rica Wildlife & Rainforest Experience
Costa Rica is renowned for its eco-ethos, unparalleled biodiversity, untamed wilderness of jungles, rivers and rainforests, and undiluted tranquillity
Southern India Highlights: Backwaters & Temples
Exceptional value for a tour from Karnataka’s palaces, parks and hill-station to the backwaters of Kerala, the Western Ghats and the temples of Tamil Nadu
Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan: A Nomadic Cultural Journey
Discover Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan’s lesser-known landscapes and cultures on this intrepid journey that takes you from nomadic yurt camps and valleys carved with Bronze-Age petroglyphs to high-altitude lakes, soaring peaks and Soviet and Silk-Road-era settlements
Cairo, the Pyramids & Nile Cruise: Luxor to Aswan
The pyramids of Giza are the country’s most photographed monuments, the timeless Nile is its most vital asset. These two icons of Egypt come together on a tour of tombs, temples, and treasures
Cyclades Island Cruise: Greek Island Hopping & Culture
Spectacular seascapes, beautiful beaches, iconic cube houses in white and sky blue, and that rare blend of island simplicity and a cosmopolitan air, these are the hallmarks of the Cycladic archipelago. Sail on the small ship MS Galileo to visit ten of the fabled isles
Southern India Splendours: Temples, Tea & Traditions
In a feast of colourful history and colonial heritage, tour through Tamil Nadu to Kerala, on a magical journey from the eastern Coromandel coast at Chennai to Fort Cochin, on the Arabian Sea
Namibian Journey: Desert Landscapes & Wildlife
Picturesque towns, prolific wildlife and stunning landscapes reveal the beauty and variety of Namibia. Ancient petroglyphs, local crafts and long-held customs uncover the culture, from Sossusvlei’s dunes to the Skeleton Coast, Damaraland, and Etosha National Park
Sri Lanka Splendours: Cultural Triangle to Coast
Delve deep into the heart of Sri Lanka on this all-encompassing, two-week tour taking in the highlights – from ancient palaces to hidden-away hill towns, Buddhist kingdoms to sprawling national parks
Yucatan Highlights: Mayan Temples & Culture
Revealing the colour and culture of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, visiting colonial towns, Mayan temples, and natural landmarks, this tour is a treasure trove of history, tucked into ten days of sightseeing, and including famous sites and hidden gems
Ancient Greece: Athens & the Peloponnese Cruise
Sail on a small ship, full circle around the Peloponnese, from inimitable Athens to ancient Epidaurus, old-world Nafplion, the Mycenaean palaces of Nestor and Agamemnon, medieval Monemvasia and Mani, Olympian relics of Gods and games, and the Delphic Oracle
Kenya Safari Highlights: Masai Mara, Amboseli & Elementaita
From the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, to the lakes of the Great Rift Valley, and the route of the wildebeests’ Great Migration, this safari includes the elephants of Amboseli, birdlife on the shores of Elementaita, and the Big Cats of the Masai Mara
Danube River Cruise: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania & Serbia
Sailing from the Black Sea to Budapest, this is a fascinating and multi-faceted journey, revealing the less-known reaches of the Danube, and cruising through the ravishing riverscapes which connect the countries, capitals, and cultures along its remarkable route
Indochina Explorer: Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
From the streets of Saigon to a sail on the Mekong Delta, from the temples of Angkor to the long-hidden town of Luang Prabang, from a cruise of Ha Long Bay to cultural history in Hanoi, this tour is a revealing treasure trove, gathered into just two weeks away
Morocco Grand Tour: Marrakech, Fez & Sahara
A superb circling of Morocco, this is a journey from Marrakech to the Atlas Mountains, seashore to Sahara sands, Imperial cities to oasis towns, and souks to spectacular scenery